Summary of Contents for Amedia YMB
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
・How to Move to a Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3.2． How to Delete the Acquired Contents ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3.3． How to Use YMB's Documents with a PC ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3.4． How to Use Bookmarks ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3.5． How to Go to a Specified Document or Page ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・... - Page 4 Appendix B-2. Advanced Menu in CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Appendix C. List of Configuration Items ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Appendix C-1. Configuration Items in Reading/Magnifier Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Appendix C-2. Configuration Items in CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Appendix D. List of File Formats Supported by YMB ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Glossary...
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Page 5: Preparation
Chapter 1. Basics In this chapter, we cover the basic usage of this reading machine. 1.1. Preparation Before using "YMB", pull out the keypad that is stored in the hollow part on the front panel. 1.2. Start and Shutdown Press the power button on the front panel to boot up "YMB". -
Page 6: Scan A Printed Material
Do not press and hold the power button. The machine may take some time before shutdown to properly finish processing. Speakers "YMB" has a built-in speaker. You can adjust the audio volume with the volume dial on the front panel. -
Page 7: Toggle Reading
When the second key is not pressed in a certain time, the operation is timed out. YMB always announces what it does before actually executing it, so that you can try various keys to get the feel. -
Page 8: Change Reading Speed
As a general rule in YMB, Left and Right keys move a short amount, while Up and Down keys move a longer amount. Up and Down keys are also used for choosing a menu item. 1.6. Change Reading Speed You can change the reading speed with the Minus Key. -
Page 9: Listen To Cd Or Dvd
1.8. Listen to CD or DVD (※Screen is required when playing DVD) YMB has a built-in CD/DVD player. The CD tray is located at the bottom of the hollow on the front panel. To listen to CD or DVD, press the eject button attached at the middle of the tray. -
Page 10: Chapter 2. How To Read Various Types Of Printed Material
To read a book, scan the pages one by one. YMB will read correctly, no matter the material is written horizontally or vertically, since it recognizes the direction of writing. -
Page 11: In Case Of Invoices And Receipts
Generally, not much is written on invoices and receipts, except for numbers. So sometimes, you might not understand their contents just by listening to YMB reading them. When this happens, you will need to infer the meaning from the context, using the Up, Down, Left and Right keys. -
Page 12: In Case Of Newspapers
In Case of Newspapers One thing to be careful of when making YMB read newspapers is that the paper might wrinkle because it's thin. Also, in case of paper folded in a bundle, it is better to separate and scan sheets one by one when possible, because the folded area might separate from the glass window of the image scanner. -
Page 13: How To Use Page Correction
Books: This is used for print mainly consisting of text, such as novels, etc. YMB will read the contents of each page except its page number and heading. Single Column Print: It's good to read print written in one column, such as itemized writing of ... -
Page 14: Chapter 3. Preservation And Management Of Printed Material
In this chapter, we explain various ways to utilize the scanned material. 3.1. How to Read Previously Scanned Contents How to Go to a Certain Page In YMB, all the contents of a printed material acquired by scanning are stored in page units. Each time you scan something, a new page is added. -
Page 15: How To Move To A Document
"Document of (the date)". For example, if you switch on YMB on April 4, scan 5 pages (the contents of 5 fliers) and switch it off, these 5 pages are stored in "Document of April 4th". Thus, by saving the printed material scanned on one day as a document in YMB, you can read it together later. -
Page 16: How To Delete The Acquired Contents
PageDown Key. Caution In YMB, newly scanned pages are placed at the end of the currently opened document. Be careful, because, if you scan a page after opening another document, that page will be added to the currently opened document. -
Page 17: How To Use Ymb's Documents With A Pc
3.3. How to Use YMB's Documents with a PC If you have a computer, you can use the contents acquired by YMB on your computer. To do this, you will need a drive. First insert the USB drive in YMB's... -
Page 18: How To Use Bookmarks
If you have scanned an important document and want to read a certain passage of it later, you can use bookmarks. If you place a bookmark on a page in YMB, you can later return to it very easily. Keys to Use... -
Page 19: How To Go To A Specified Document Or Page
3.5. How to Go to a Specified Document or Page When YMB is used for a long time, many documents are saved on it and it becomes difficult to go to a desired document, using "Move to the previous document" or "Move to the next document"... -
Page 20: How To Change Ymb's Operating Modes
Mode"). YMB is either in Reading Mode or in Magnifier Mode when its switched on. To listen to the contents of a CD, DVD, or USB drive with YMB, you first need to switch to "CD Mode" or "USB Mode". - Page 21 Scan (Enter) Key, it switches to that operating mode. Tips If you insert a CD or DVD in the tray, YMB will automatically switch to the CD Mode even if you do not press any key.
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Page 22: Flow Of The Cd/Usb Mode
Tips Some portable DAISY players can be recognized by YMB as USB drives. In this case, if you connect those DAISY players to YMB, you can play the DAISY books stored there. In CD/USB Mode, the way of operation differs somehow, depending on the contents of the cd/USB drive inserted, but the basic run is mainly as follows: 1. -
Page 23: How To Listen To An Audio Cd
4.3. How to Listen to an Audio CD When you insert an audio CD in YMB, it announces: "Audio CD". Afterwards, it announces the number of tracks and total time, and then automatically starts playing. Tips When you play an audio CD that has been played before by YMB, YMB resumes playing from the previous stop position. -
Page 24: How To Listen To A Daisy Book
When you insert a DAISY book in YMB, it first announces: "Daisy book". If the inserted CD contains more than one DAISY book, you need to select the book you wish to listen to. If there is only one DAISY book in the CD or USB drive, YMB automatically starts playing the book. -
Page 25: How To Watch A Dvd Video
4.5. How to Watch a DVD Video When you insert a video DVD in YMB, it announces: "DVD video" and automatically starts playing it. Caution It is required to plug a monitor into YMB when playing a DVD. Please see 5.1. -
Page 26: How To Switch Audio Tracks And Subtitles
Because it's impossible for YMB to read the contents of the buttons of DVD menus with voice, there is no way to know which button performs which function. On how to use the menu of each DVD software, please consult with DVD software producers. -
Page 27: How To Listen To The Contents Of A Data Cd Or A Data Usb Drive
4.6. How to Listen to the Contents of a Data CD Or a Data USB Drive In YMB's CD Mode or USB Mode, in addition to DAISY CDs and audio CDs, you can also play PC data in CDs and USB drives. There are many formats of PC data, but YMB recognizes the contents stored in CDs and USB drives and automatically uses the play mode suitable for that data. -
Page 28: Chapter 5. How To Use Ymb As A Magnifier
Chapter 5. How to Use YMB as a Magnifier In this chapter, we explain how to use YMB as a magnifier, connecting a screen to it. 5.1. Connecting a Screen to YMB At the back of YMB, there is a screen output port. -
Page 29: Switching On Ymb
Switching on YMB Switch YMB on after the screen is on. One minute later, YMB's screen will be displayed. Then, when you operate YMB, the contents being read will be displayed on the screen. Tips You will operate YMB in the same manner as when the screen is not connected. -
Page 30: How To Display Magnified Acquired Images
Modes change in the following order: Reading Mode, Magnifier Mode, CD Mode, USB Mode. When it displays "Magnifier Mode", press the Scan (Enter) Key. Tips The way to operate YMB in Magnifier Mode is almost the same as in Reading Mode, except for the Left, Right, Up and Down keys. -
Page 31: How To Change Magnification
Caution YMB's magnification scale is based on a 19" screen. The actual magnification depends on the size of the screen in use. How to Change Image Color/Contrast You can change the image colors in Magnifier Mode in the same manner as explained in... -
Page 32: How To Read Multimedia Daisy Books
DAISY books (which are generally recorded books) containing character and picture information. When a screen is connected to YMB and you play a multimedia DAISY book, text and images related to the current reading passage are displayed on the screen. -
Page 33: Chapter 6. Functions For Advanced Users
Chapter 6. Functions for Advanced Users In this chapter, we explain about the functions for advanced users. 6.1. Multiple Page Scan When you want to scan the pages of a book at once, you can use the function called Multiple Page Scan. - Page 34 Tips To correctly scan pages using Multiple Page Scan, getting used to it might be necessary. If you use Multiple Page Scan, because it's impossible to know if a page was correctly scanned at when the scanning finishes, when you feel that a page could not be correctly scanned, scan that page again and delete all unnecessary pages afterwards.
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Page 35: Advanced Text Management
6.2. Advanced Text Management As shown in How to Move to a Document（p.13） the machine saves the pages arranged within "documents". Here we deal with the functions for advanced text management. Creation of a New Document This machine generally creates a new document once everyday. However, when you scan many different documents on the same day, you can assort a new document to each material you read, which makes it possible to easily manage documents. -
Page 36: How To Name A Document
How to Name a Document When a new document is created, it's named as "Document of (Month, Day)". However, the name can be changed by using some text from the same document. To name a document, first use the Text Selection Function to extract the desired part of text from the document. -
Page 37: Text Search
End Key twice. If you press the Home Key, YMB will search the text previous to the current position. If you press the End Key, it will search the text following the current position. When the specified text is found, YMB will start reading from the position of that text appears. -
Page 38: How To Search For Numbers Appearing In A Document
You can only search in the pages of the same document. Page Moving In YMB, pages are added in the order they are scanned. To change the page order after scanning or to move a page to a different document, use the Page Moving function. -
Page 39: Scanner Calibration
6.3. Scanner Calibration The image scanner mounted on YMB is calibrated at the time of shipment from factory, but when it is used for a long time the scanner glass gets dirty or there are changes in the inner state of the scanner. -
Page 40: Changing Ymb Settings
Recognition Language Use this setting to set the language that YMB should use for character recognition. There are nine options: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Mixed English and Japanese, Mixed English and Korean, Mixed English and Simplified Chinese, and Mixed English and Traditional Chinese. -
Page 41: Document Export Format
Document Export Format This function is used to determine the export format of YMB documents when saving them on a USB drive. The saved documents can be used with personal computers or DAISY portable players. The following exporting formats are available: ... -
Page 42: Date And Time Settings
Date and Time Settings YMB has an internal clock, which it uses to register the time when documents are read. To adjust it, first press the Pause/Resume (5) Key. Next, input the current date or time with numbers using the keyboard. -
Page 43: Chapter 7. Troubleshooting
？ YMB Does Not Turn On In the back side of YMB, there is a small outlet to release heat. When YMB is on, the fan inside the outlet tube turns and you can feel a small breeze coming out of it. When there is no sound from the fan or air does not come out from it, the following causes are possible. -
Page 44: It Does Not Read Cds Or Dvds
Solution Check the Input switch or the display configuration of the screen. Refer to the manual of your screen for details. ？ It Does Not Read CDs Or DVDs If YMB does not do anything after you insert a CD or DVD, check the following causes: Cause The disk is not correctly inserted. -
Page 45: Ymb Does Not Turn Off
？ YMB Does Not Turn Off It takes some time for YMB to turn off after you press the power button. YMB is preparing to finish during that time. So, please wait until the power goes off. -
Page 46: Appendix A. Key Operation List
Appendix A. Key Operation List Appendix A-1. Key Operations in Text Reading Mode Below is the list of YMB's Key Operations in Text Reading Mode. For the name of the keys, see the annexed table. TABLE. Key Operations in Reading Mode... - Page 47 Backward Search Cancel (Tab) Key + Home Key twice (after selecting text) Forward Search Cancel (Tab) Key + End Key twice (after selecting text) Start of Text Selection Cancel (Tab) Key + Pause/Resume (5) Key "Where We Are" Plus Key Change of Page Correction Mode Backspace Key + Plus Key Page Deletion...
- Page 48 *2 In some operations of the Configuration Menu and the Advanced Menu, it's necessary to type in numbers such as page number or date and time. In this case, the keys used in YMB to go to a different position are used as number keys. The following operations are valid:...
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Page 49: Appendix A-2. Key Operations In Magnifier Mode
Appendix A-2. Key Operations in Magnifier Mode In YMB's Magnifier Mode, the following particular key operations can be used: (Other operations are the same as in the Reading Mode) On how to use the Magnifier Mode, please refer to Chapter 5. How to Use YMB as a Magnifier.（p.26）... -
Page 50: Appendix A-3. Key Operations In Cd/Usb Mode
Appendix A-3. Key Operations in CD/USB Mode The list of key operations in YMB's CD/USB Mode is as follows: On how to use the CD/USB Mode, please refer to Chapter 4. How to Listen to the Contents of a CD, DVD Or USB Drive.（p.18）Even if... - Page 51 Decrease of Reading Volume Cancel(Tab)Key+ Backspace(BS)+Minus Return to Default State Asterisk Key twice Open Configuration Menu Cancel (Tab) Key + Asterisk Key twice Open Advanced Menu Cancel (Tab) Key + Period Key twice Change of Display Mode Zero Key Change of Display Colors Backspace Key + Zero Key Change of Mode Period Key...
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Page 52: Appendix B. Key Operations In Advanced Menu
Appendix B. Key Operations in Advanced Menu The functions of YMB that are not often needed are gathered in the Advanced Menu. The items of the Advanced Menu differ according to the Reading Mode and the CD/USB Mode. Appendix B-1. Advanced Menu in Reading Mode TABLE. -
Page 53: Appendix B-2. Advanced Menu In Cd/Usb Mode
*4 For security reasons, this function is not shown in the usual Advanced Menu. To display this item, you need to open the Advanced Menu pressing the Backspace Key together with the Cancel (Tab) Key. And to execute this function, you need to type in 8, 2, 4, 6 in this order. Appendix B-2. -
Page 54: Appendix C. List Of Configuration Items
Appendix C. List of Configuration Items The list of configuration items, which change YMB's behavior, is shown below. For details, please refer to 6.4. Changing YMB Settings.（p.38） Appendix C-1. Configuration Items in Reading/Magnifier Mode TABLE. Configuration Items in Reading/Magnifier Mode... - Page 55 If you change the default page correction mode to Complex Layout, it sometimes takes time between scanning completion to start reading. Caution When the Interface Language is changed, the entire set of messages from YMB is changed to another language.
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Page 56: Appendix C-2. Configuration Items In Cd/Usb Mode
Appendix C-2. Configuration Items in CD/USB Mode TABLE. Configuration Items in CD/USB Mode Voice This selects the type of synthetic voice to use when reading and for guidance. Guidance volume It determines the volume of the synthetic voice as opposed to the recorded human voice. Select one volume from "Volume 1"... -
Page 57: Appendix D. List Of File Formats Supported By Ymb
Appendix D. List of File Formats Supported by YMB You can play the following file formats in YMB's CD/USB Mode. TABLE. File Formats Supported in CD/USB Mode Text files (.txt) Word documents (.doc, .docx) PDF documents (.pdf) Excel Documents (.xls, .xlsx) HTML documents (.htm, .html) Rich Text documents (.rtf) MP3 files (.mp3) -
Page 58: Glossary
Glossary Advanced Menu Operation Mode Operation Panel Book Bookmark Page Braille Scan Page Deletion Page Moving CD Eject Button Power Button CD Mode Reading Mode CD Tray Recognition Language Configuration Menu Ruby Reading DAISY Book DAISY Format Scanner Calibration Detailed Reading Scanner Calibration Sheet Document Scanning... -
Page 59: Technical Information
Technical Information This equipment is a reading machine with a built-in scanner and uses the following: - CanoScan manufactured by Canon Inc. for the scanner, - Printed Document OCR Library provided by Media Drive Corporation for the OCR engine, - Microsoft Speech Platform for the speech synthesis engine, and - the MP3 recording technology and software provided by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung.
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